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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
First time reading the classic. The Wicked movie came out and a friend gave me that book; I wanted to get a taste for the original world first. I have a digital collection of the ~14(?) books by LFB, will probably read a couple more and then watch Wicked, then read it.
This was a cute kids' book and I can see why it is a classic. So many lessons: the characters with a perceived deficiency variously 1) worked extra hard to make up for it, effectively removing the deficiency and even being better than people without the deficiency, 2) blamed the loss for everything and viewed it as the single reason they weren't successful at everything, 3) only needed a small tangible token to go right back to the same actions but feeling better about it. Widely relatable, I imagine.
I didn't quite understand why Dorothy was so eager to go home - the vague sentiment was never convincing. I love the green glasses (and figured them out immediately), but would hate to see the grime on them from being worn 24/7/365. There were definitely enough interesting worlds or settings to supply many books and I'm looking forward to a couple more. The Hummel figurines town was hilarious.
This was a cute kids' book and I can see why it is a classic. So many lessons: the characters with a perceived deficiency variously 1) worked extra hard to make up for it, effectively removing the deficiency and even being better than people without the deficiency, 2) blamed the loss for everything and viewed it as the single reason they weren't successful at everything, 3) only needed a small tangible token to go right back to the same actions but feeling better about it. Widely relatable, I imagine.
I didn't quite understand why Dorothy was so eager to go home - the vague sentiment was never convincing. I love the green glasses (and figured them out immediately), but would hate to see the grime on them from being worn 24/7/365. There were definitely enough interesting worlds or settings to supply many books and I'm looking forward to a couple more. The Hummel figurines town was hilarious.
APUSH primed me to think this was going to be an incisive satire of late 19th century politics. If it was written as such, it must be much<\b> more subtle than I’m able to recognize. Reads much more like a folktale than it does Candide.
I knew this was gonna be a fever dream and that was definitely a correct memory— pretty sure I read many of the sequels too as a child and they’re even odder
adventurous
lighthearted
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is such an easy read because the pase of the story is amazing; it all seems to flow so naturally and fast, you can feel the journey moving forward and how we go from one situation to another. The world is naturally whimsical, and you can see yourself on the yellow path and on the emerald city. I find it funny that all the characters demonstrate to have that which they claim to miss. They are really likable, especially the tin woodman that has a good heart already. The story of Oz being fake is a good plot-twist. It was nice overall, I would read it to my kids.
The motley crew as a traveling mutual aid society—great. Less so, the royalist ending.
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
I mean it’s a classic my guy. The audiobook narrator was really monotone and flat with her delivery throughout which was a bummer.